The soul has this proof of divinity: that divine things delight it.

Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.

There is no evil that does not offer inducements. Vices tempt you by the rewards which they offer.

People do not die - they kill themselves.

Whom the dawn sees proud, evening sees prostrate.

With parsimony a little is sufficient; without it nothing is sufficient; but frugality makes a poor man rich.

No one should feel pride in anything that is not his own.